Human density as an influence on species/area relationships: Double jeopardy for small African reserves?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1011-1026

  Harcourt, A H ^a   Parks, S A ^a   Woodroffe, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Edge effects; Extinction; Human density; Protected areas; Species area relationships

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034915550     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016680327755     Document Type: Article

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